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  • The Good Book Blog

    Book Announcement: Embracing Shared Ministry

    The Good Book Blog — 

    The following is the first in a series of faculty book announcements that will appear on the Good Book Blog in the coming months.

  • ŷַ News

    U.S. News Ranks ŷַ as a Top-Tier National University

    ŷַ listed among the nation’s best universities

    Staff — 

    ŷַ has again been named one of America’s best colleges, earning a spot in the top tier of the “best national universities” category...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Seriously Now... Reflections on Birthday Marketing

    Laureen Mgrdichian — 

    I love August. Summer is in full swing, and the family and I have sufficiently adjusted to not having a school schedule. But more than anything,...

  • ŷַ News

    ŷַ Welcomes the Incoming Class of 2017

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    New students officially started their story at ŷַ on Wednesday as ŷַ President Barry H. Corey commissioned students at the 2013...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Cyrus Cylinder in SoCal

    Kenneth Way — 

    By Thomas Finley and Kenneth Way From October 2 to December 8 of this year the Cyrus Cylinder will make a visit to The Getty Villa (in Malibu, CA) as part of a tour of the United States. This will be an amazing opportunity to see in person this artifact that gives significant background information for the Bible.

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Logic of the Logos: Mirroring the Mind of Christ Together This Semester

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” This slogan, first broadcast by the United Negro College Fund in 1972, has become something of a John 3:16 for educators seeking to evangelistically rouse students out of intellectual slumber. If I could tailor this slogan for our ŷַ community as we embark on a new semester, it would become: “The mind of Christ is far too precious to not cultivate.” While lacking the elegant phrasing and bumper sticker quote-ability of the original, it does express something I hope we can pause to ponder as we enter our classrooms.

  • ŷַ News

    Sean McDowell Joins ŷַ’s Christian Apologetics Faculty

    Popular speaker and author will serve as a professor in graduate program

    Jason Newell — 

    Internationally known speaker and writer Sean McDowell will join the faculty of ŷַ’s Master of Arts Program in Christian Apologetics...

  • ŷַ News

    Princeton Review Names ŷַ One of the "Best in the West"

    ŷַ featured in new "2014 Best Colleges: Region by Region" rankings

    Brenda Velasco — 

    ŷַ is one of the best colleges in the West, according to newly released college rankings from The Princeton Review. ŷַ is one of...

  • The Good Book Blog

    A Response to Zealot by Reza Aslan

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    Reza Aslan’s new book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth (Random House, 2013), is in most ways a typical attempt to paint a new picture of Jesus. Because so many hundreds of books of this type have been published, Aslan’s book would most likely not have received significant attention at all, except for two factors. First, a botched interview of the author on Fox News caused a huge surge of interest, making his book an overnight best seller. And second, Aslan is a very good writer. His primary teaching role, after all, is as a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside. Aslan is able to take a lot of important historical background and present it in a riveting manner, accessible to most readers.

  • ŷַ News

    Evacuated from Egypt

    Student Kylie Tyndall (’14) shares about a summer internship cut short by a coup

    Brett McCracken — 

    When sisters Kylie and Keaton Tyndall went to Cairo, Egypt, earlier this year to fulfill their internship requirement as intercultural studies...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary

    Kenneth Way — 

    The Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary, edited by Tremper Longman III (with Peter Enns and Mark Strauss), is now available for purchase as an E-Book or in hardcover. This one-volume dictionary offers 1767 full-color pages and more than 5,000 articles by 124 Bible scholars. You might ask, “Why should I care about this Bible dictionary?” You should care because many of the contributors are Talbot faculty.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Dios es suficiente

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Hace ya varios años escuché una frase que me ha hecho pensar constantemente y que refleja uno de los mayores peligros que enfrentan los líderes cristianos. La frase dice así: “es importante no estar tan ocupado en la obra de Dios que nos olvidemos del Dios de la obra”. El problema no es el servicio a Dios sino el enfoque y, en muchos casos, la motivación que nos mueve al servicio. Estoy convencido que uno de los pecados principales de muchos líderes es el énfasis obsesivo por el trabajo y, por lo tanto, el descuido de lo esencial y verdaderamente importante como Dios, la familia y el cuidado personal.

  • ŷַ News

    Alumnus Co-Produces New Major Motion Picture "The Butler"

    Film becomes passion project for David Jacobson

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    With its all-star cast and award friendly story, The Butler is shaping up to be one of the biggest films of the summer. The film, which stars such...

  • ŷַ News

    ŷַ Named One of 97 “Great Colleges to Work For”

    The Chronicle of Higher Education recognizes ŷַ as a "Great College to Work For"

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    ŷַ is one of the nation’s 97 best colleges to work for, according to a survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education . The results put...

  • ŷַ News

    Student Competes in World University Games in Russia

    Kaarel Lilleoja runs for ŷַ and his home country of Estonia in world’s second-largest sports event

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Traversing the globe with running shoes in tow, student Kaarel Lilleoja competed in Russia at the World University Games July 10, representing...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    In Print: Summer 2013

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    What Every Pastor Should Know: 101 Indispensable Rules of Thumb for Leading Your Church, coauthored by Gary L. McIntosh (professor of Christian...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    ŷַns Up Close: Summer 2013

    Julie Sagatelian ('81), financial adviser and mother of triplets

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Since graduating from ŷַ in 1981 with a degree in intercultural studies and business, Julie Sagatelian has become a respected financial planner...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Alumni Files: Summer 2013

    State of the Alumni Union

    Rick Bee — 

    As many of you who completed last year’s alumni survey may recall, the alumni office has gone through an extensive review of programs and services....

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Where Are They Now?: Summer 2013

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    It’s been 34 years since Sherrill (Hennings, ’71) Bragg first set foot on Peruvian soil. Four children and 14 grandchildren later, Sherrill is...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Get to Know: Summer 2013

    Allen Yeh, cultural connoisseur and world-traveling missiologist

    Amber Amaya — 

    There is one thing Allen Yeh, associate professor of intercultural studies and missiology, won’t eat — bugs. He used to stay away from brains too,...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    When Relevance Trumps Reverence

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    The Peace and Love Hippie Hostel is one of Paris’ most budget-friendly, a dingy sanctuary for under-showered backpackers. It was there that I met...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    The Faith of a Child Can be Reasonable

    Melissa Travis — 

    When I enrolled in ŷַ’s M.A. in science and religion program in 2009, I was driven by my passion for teaching science and faith topics to...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    What are the Advantages and Drawbacks of Online Education?

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Higher education is in the midst of an unprecedented shift, brought on by the relatively rapid rise of online learning. Last year alone, nearly...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    My Favorite C.S. Lewis Book

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    The Abolition of Man This book consists of three reflections on education: “Men without Chests,” “The Way,” and “The Abolition of Man,” along with...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    At Home With Lewis

    A ŷַ alumnus reflects on living at The Kilns, C.S. Lewis’ Oxford home

    Matt Anderson — 

    An American salesman, a Dutch academic and an Australian actor walk into an old house nestled some four miles outside Oxford, England. It’s not...